I just found out the other day that my sis and I got into Dickens this year - and what am I to do?! I don't have anything appropriate (that will fit)! Without resorting to a crash diet, the options are:
1. See if I can alter either the Cranford or Tea & Skate dress to fit (Boo!)
2. Make a whole new dress (Hurrah!)
While I've *cough* outgrew the dresses, I think it would be a relatively simple thing to alter the underthings to fit properly. I'm pretty sure that it's not as scary as it sounds to make a whole new dress.
The other hurdle (at least for me!) is that there are absolutely no guidelines on time period, at all. And I very much care. (The rules appear so far to be "no tennis shoes, no jeans, and skirts for women.....broad strokes much?)
In the handout for vendors, there is a page of 'hat ideas' - and each and every illustration is NOT from even a remotely Victorian time period. (Seriously. There is a 16th c ish man and woman, a couple of 18th c ladies, and a .....I don't know what the other one is supposed to be, but it looks early 'teens to me!)
As soon as the Wonderland costumes are taken care of, I think it's time to tackle the Great Dickens Beast!
Woo! Ok, so Dickens lived from 1812-1870 according to the Wikipedia. So technically anything in that period would be fine. Your new bustle, for example has huge hoopy awesomeness. However, A Christmas Carol was written in 1843, so it seems 1840's would be the most appropriate since it's all Christmassy (IMHO). So there's a jumping off point?
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I seriously can't wait to see you and brainstorm with you!*grin*
ReplyDeleteI seriously can't wait to see you and brainstorm with you!*grin*
ReplyDeleteDang! I was planning on wearing my bustle dress(es). Perhaps I will be pals with the Ghost of Christmas Future....
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, because hats are mandatory. I LOVE hats, and am actually glad they are mandatory. Maybe we should make a bunch to have there. We'll sell them to the other vendors. :)
I was kind of thinking that too, but then I realized a train/bustle combo may not be the best idea for the situation...besides which - MOAR DRESSES! :D
ReplyDeleteAnd yes - HATS!
Yeah, that's what I figured - if I stick to mid-1840's, give or take a couple of years, I'll be OK.
ReplyDeleteI was originally kind of planning on doing the new purple one, but.....silk, and train (even a teeny one) might be a PITA!
Also: I'm pretty sure we need awesome muffs to match whatever outfits we decide on!
ReplyDeleteAND...this time we may even have time to make drawers 'n such...
ReplyDeleteMOAR DRESSES! Hurrah!
ReplyDeleteAlso... YAY MUFFS! I really, really want one. Or two. Or more. :D
ReplyDeleteI agree about the train. I used to dance at the Dickens Festival every year, and they get cramped and people-rific.
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